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Graduate Certificates in Humanities

Career summary: Archivists, Curators, and Museum Workers

Average Salary

$44,410

National Average, Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics

Career Outlook

Good

11% job growth by 2022, which is average

Earn a degree in humanities from an accredited college

One of the best ways to prepare for a career in humanities is through a college education. A Graduate Certificate will help you develop entry level skills, general humanities know how and the basic humanities experience you need to start your career off right.
You may also consider a Master's in Humanities to help you take your education and career to the next level.
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Overview

Why would I want a humanities degree?

A degree in humanities will teach you critical skills that are useful in a wide variety of jobs and careers. Some of these skills include writing, analyzing, critical thinking, and understand and interpret relationships among the arts and media. If you want to deepen your understanding of languages and cultures and/or want to improve skills that are critical for a plethora of jobs, then you may want to consider a degree in humanities.

Job Description

What do people with humanities degrees do?

People who have their degrees in humanities can be found in a variety of jobs and careers. Some of them include teaching, corporate communications, media, arts management, advertising, marketing and sales, social service agencies, law, government, business, and nonprofit agencies. Some of the most common jobs for people with humanities degrees are listed below.

Humanities Teachers: They teach humanities at all levels of education from secondary school through university. Of course, the higher the grade level that they teach the more education and expertise in a particular field they have.

Librarians: They are in charge of managing information in libraries. This includes many formats including books, magazines, newspapers, audio recordings, video recordings, maps, manuscripts, photographs, bibliographic databases, web searching, and digital resources.

Social Workers: They assist people by helping them cope with and solve issues in their everyday lives. Some of the issues may include family relationships, disabilities, life-threatening diseases, inadequate housing, and unemployment.

Lawyers: They advise, defend, and prosecute people according to the law. They may specialize in one of a variety of fields including prosecuting, criminal defense, business contracts, engineering and other patents, etc.

Anthropologists: They study humanity. Some of the questions that anthropologists look to answer include: What defines human life and origins? How are social relations among humans organized? Who are the ancestors of modern Homo sapiens? How do humans behave?

Salary

How much to people with humanities degrees make?

The median salaries for some of the most common jobs for humanities majors are listed below. This data was taken from the Bureau of Labor Statistics and is based on surveys which were taken in 2008.

Humanities Teachers: The median annual salary range for teachers who taught in secondary schools was $43,580 to $48,690. For those who taught in colleges and universities, their median annual salary was $56,120.

Librarians: Their median annual salary was $52,530. The middle 50 percent earned between $42,240 and $65,300. The lowest 10 percent earned less than $33,190, and the highest 10 percent earned more than $81,130.

Social Workers: Their median annual salary was $39,530 in May 2008. The middle 50 percent earned between $31,040 and $52,080. The lowest 10 percent earned less than $25,870, and the top 10 percent earned more than $66,430.

Lawyers: Their median annual salary was $110,590. The middle half of the occupation earned between $74,980 and $163,320.

Anthropologists: Their median annual salary was $58,040.

Career Outlook

How popular are jobs for people with humanities degrees?

The job outlook and popularity for humanities graduates are good. The growth rate for the most common jobs for humanities graduates ranges between 8 to 16 percent, which is average to a little faster than average than the growth rate among all jobs. Historically these jobs have been steady, and they are projected to continue to be that way into the foreseeable future.

Career Path

How do I know if a humanities degree is right for me?

There are a few things that you should consider in trying to decide if a humanities degree is right for you. If you are concerned about your future job prospects, you should look at types of employers that hire humanities graduates and see if any of them interest you. Keep in mind that some of the jobs may require additional schooling (i.e. if you want to become a lawyer). Then you should ask yourself if you would enjoy studying the types of subjects that humanities offers (languages, cultures, arts, philosophy, religion, etc.). If you answer in the affirmative to both of those, then a degree in humanities would be a good fit for you.

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